Not long after Lu Jiu posted on Weibo, Si Xu and Shi Shuqing called at the same time.
Si Xu asked when Lu Jiu would be back, and was worried about his safety.
Shi Shuqing also asked about the return date, and reminded him to be careful and to tell them if there was any need.
Last time, Lu Yu bought all the Huahong fruit wine from Lu Jiu. Lu Jiu only brewed 5l, and then a few glasses were drunk, leaving less than 5l. Lu Jiu paid Lu Yu 30,000 less, and sold the rest of the Huahong fruit wine to him. With so much inventory, they should be able to hold on for a while.
The only thing left is Si Xu. Lu Jiu is worried about Si Xu's health. He didn't catch the silver fish when he came back. The magic flower dragon is not easy to handle. Even if he gave it to Si Xu as a whole, he wouldn't be able to handle it. After thinking about it, he could only give Si Xu Huaqing fruit wine.
[The chef god system reminds the host, don't forget to collect the money.]
Lu Jiu:...
Lu Jiu: What? The chef god system still cares about this?
[The chef god system reminds the host, it's okay to give it once, but not twice or three times. The store also needs to make a profit. If the host gives it away for free again, the host needs to make up for the loss of the store himself. The system is a cold system that doesn't get emotions. You must pay the money and deliver the goods. 】
藺九: ...
藺九: No, let me think about it...
藺九: I can't give away the things in my own shop. If the shop suffers losses, I have to pay for it myself? Is there something wrong with this?
[The Chef God System reminds the host that there is nothing wrong. The Magic Fish Shop is already a part of the Chef God System. If the host damages the interests of the Magic Fish Shop, it is damaging the interests of the Chef God System. The Chef God System must defend its own interests. 】藺九
: ...藺九: ...I'm sorry, it turns out that I'm not the boss, I'm the employee? The Chef God System paused for a long time before speaking again. [The Chef God System reminds the host that the host is the boss. The boss must protect the interests of the shop and not ruin the family. 】藺九: ...
藺九: ...I'm sorry, it turns out that I'm not the boss, I'm the employee? The Chef God System paused for a long time before speaking again. [The Chef God System reminds the host that the host is the boss. The boss must protect the interests of the shop and not ruin the family. 】 藺九 was convinced, but still had questions. Rujiu: You can't spend the money, what can you do with it? [The Chef God System reminds the host that the profits of the store can be used to draw blind boxes, 10 million is drawn once, please work hard to make money. ] Rujiu: ... This is really an unexpected surprise! Rujiu: So, by using the profits to draw blind boxes, I can control all the profits regardless of you or me? [The Chef God System reminds the host that our system also has its own pursuits. The pursuit of the Demon Hunting System is to maintain the species balance of the Demon Sea plane and recycle the remaining magic value from the ingredients in the store; the pursuit of the Chef God System is to spread the magic meal to every corner of the Earth plane to achieve the achievement value of the Demon Hunting Chef God. ] Rujiu: This may not work. We are all ordinary people and cannot withstand the baptism of magic meals. [The chef god system reminds the host that the Earth plane will be finished soon, and it has already begun. Please work hard and be prepared.] Lu Jiu was confused: What does that mean? What has already begun? No matter how Lu Jiu asked, the chef god system no longer answered. Now is not the time to consider this issue. The most important thing at the moment is where he is going to get the money to buy Huaqing fruit wine for Si Xu! Lu Jiu felt sad just thinking about it. He thought that after the lawsuit was over, he would have basically no place to spend the money, and the profit from the small shop was enough for his expenses. Unexpectedly, he encountered a financial crisis just after the lawsuit was over. [The chef god system reminds the host that the host can use the funds of the small shop at will. As long as the host does not want to draw blind boxes, he can use them all.] Lu Jiu:... Since you said so, do I still dare to use it? Lu Jiu suddenly thought of a very painful question. He had earned more than 20 million from selling silver fish meat before. Couldn't he draw two blind boxes? [The chef god system reminds the host that what the host sells are only magic materials, which are not counted as the profit of the store.] Lu Jiu thought for a moment. Huaqing fruit wine and Huahong fruit wine are counted as the profit of the store because they are sold in the store? [The chef god system reminds the host that the dishes and drinks sold by the store at a certain price are counted as the profit of the store.] Lu Jiu understood. By this calculation, it is very uneconomical to sell magic materials directly. That is a blind box. Who knows what amazing things he can draw next time? Lu Jiu originally wanted to give the remaining Huaqing fruit wine to Si Xu. Si Xu would definitely pay for it, but he didn't know when to pay. He couldn't chase Si Xu for money. That would be too embarrassing. Lu Jiu was so worried that he decided to make a phone call to test the water. Si Xu thought Lu Jiu had left, but unexpectedly he called him again, "What's the matter?" Lu Jiu hesitated, "Do you need Huaqing fruit wine? I'll leave you a liter." Si Xu smiled, "Okay, do you want me to get it?" Lu Jiu: "No, I'll send it to you, time is a bit tight." Si Xu: "..." Si Xu: "This is not safe, why don't you send it to Chen's Noodle House before and give the wine to The person in charge will hand it over to me." Lu Jiu's brain was stuck, and it took him a while to react, "Did you buy Chen's Noodle House?" Si Xu said "hmm" and didn't say much. With his current status, it was not easy for him to tell Lu Jiu that he would give the house to her. He had finally forced Chen's Noodle House to sell the house, and he couldn't let others get it at a bargain. In case Lu Jiu wanted to expand in the future, these two stores would come in handy. Of course, the main reason why Chen's Noodle House couldn't be opened was that Chen Dong and his wife were not good at doing things. Si Xu was just looking for an opportunity, but he didn't expect that they would bring the opportunity to him. If Si Xu didn't seize it, he would not be a businessman. Lu Jiu was confused, his mind was full of the news that he would become a neighbor with Si Xu, "What kind of store do you want to open?" Si Xu had no idea for the time being, "I haven't thought about it yet, I'll clear it out first, the house prices in the old street will definitely go up, do you want to consider buying a few more? If you don't have time, I can do it for you." Lu Jiu, a penniless man, couldn't really say anything that would make him rich, so he just said to wait and see. Si Xu was helpless, "If you wait, the house price won't wait for you." Lu Jiu hesitated: "Well, there's nothing I can do." He had 100 black star beads in his hand that hadn't been cashed yet, so he didn't have time to deal with them for the time being, so he could only wait until he came back to talk about it. Si Xu seemed to have heard something, "Are you short of money?"
Lu Jiu immediately said, "Of course... I don't need any."
As the boss of the Magic Fish Shop, no one would believe him if he said he was short of money.
Si Xu knew something about Lu Jiu's situation. He was not short of small money, but big money. He paid Lu Jiu 20 million at a time because he knew that Lu Jiu was in urgent need of money. Ji Anchen had given him 20 million before. "Chuangxing" wanted 40 million in compensation, which was just enough.
"Chuangxing" had always wanted to invest in an annual blockbuster under Huasheng, but had no connections. Si Xu wanted to help Lu Jiu, but couldn't do it openly, so he asked the boss of "Huasheng" to give "Chuangxing" a cooperation opportunity, and mentioned Lu Jiu in a vague way, hoping that "Chuangxing" would take care of him. The boss of "Chuangxing" readily agreed, but the result was that the compensation was reduced by half. "Zhao Gu" did give it, but he did not put away his greedy face.
Si Xu did not wait for Lu Jiu's counterattack. He only waited for him to sell silver fish and black star beads to raise money everywhere, and he could only make up the difference for him. As a result, Lu Jiu obediently paid the compensation.
"Chuangxing" thought that it had successfully acquired shares and could rest assured. Lu Jiu was so easy to control. He made small moves in private, set impossible conditions, and threatened and forced Lu Jiu.
After "Chuangxing" officially invested in "Juzhi", Washington had quietly withdrawn its investment and transferred "Juzhi" to a small company. By the time "Chuangxing" found out, its working capital had been trapped. It wanted to withdraw its investment, but unfortunately, the money had already been used for scene construction. It did not want to waste its investment, so it had to continue investing. Either the boss of "Chuangxing" was decisive enough to not want the money already invested and withdraw immediately, otherwise it would only get more and more trapped. After all, "Juzhi" wanted to build a city as a filming location, and no one knew how much it would cost.
As for the participation of the best actor or actress, that doesn't exist. Si Xu never really wanted to cooperate with "Chuangxing". The so-called "blockbuster" was just a cover. As a fellow in the entertainment industry, Si Xu couldn't have been unaware of the reputation of "Chuangxing". If it weren't for Lu Jiu, he wouldn't have had any contact with such a company.
What made Si Xu happy was that he originally thought he would have to file a lawsuit for Lu Jiu to terminate the contract. Lu Jiu's temper was too easy to be bullied, and someone had to force him to be tough. Fortunately, Lu Jiu was not really a softie, and he didn't let Si Xu take action. He decided to sue "Chuangxing" himself.
As soon as the phone was hung up, Lu Jiu received a transfer of 10 million.
Lu Jiu: "..."
What, what are you doing? Do you want to scare him to death?
A liter of Huaqing fruit wine only costs 200,000! ! ! ! ! !
Lu Jiu only kept 200,000 yuan and returned the rest to Si Xu.
After giving the Huaqing fruit wine to his new neighbor, Lu Jiu went home and never left the house again. He went to the Magic Sea plane.
Lu Jiu had already set his entry and exit points to Xipuluo Island and home.
Xipuluo Island is more reliable than the sea reef. It will not disappear in the vast Magic Sea after a period of time.
Lu Jiu did not know what kind of fish the invisible fish was, so he asked the system for an introduction.
[Monster name: Invisible fish
Habits: Good at hiding, likes to sneak up on prey
Features: Delicious meat, rich in nutrients
Danger index: ★★
Effects: 1 Improve human immunity; 2 Anti-cancer king; 3 Destroy cancer cell activity, inhibit cancer cell proliferation and metastasis, and promote accelerated apoptosis of tumor cells. ]
After hearing about the effects of the invisible fish, Lu Jiu was stunned for a long time. This kind of fish seemed to be specially grown for tumor patients. Only 3 are needed for the demon hunting mission. How can 3 be enough? Such a useful invisible fish, at least dozens of them must be caught!
Lu Jiu completely ignored the danger index, and his mind was full of "anti-cancer king".
Lu Jiu took off his clothes and put them on Xipuluo Island, grabbed the harpoon and dived into the sea. The transformation process was still painful. After the transformation was complete, Lu Jiu couldn't wait to swim to the deep sea. Lu
Jiu had never noticed invisible fish before. Even if he had encountered one, he couldn't see it. It was difficult to find an invisible fish in invisible state.
Lu Jiu circled in the sea again and again, getting farther and farther away from Xipuluo Island, and did not find any sea monsters that looked like invisible fish.
Lu Jiu wandered around in the sea for several days without any results. He was chased by ferocious sea monsters and had to flee everywhere. He climbed onto the reef to rest. Lu Jiu felt that he needed to talk to the system. The sea of monsters was boundless. It was as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack for an invisible fish in such a huge sea of monsters.
Lu Jiu called the system in his mind: Can you give me an exact location? How can I find it?
[You are no longer a mermaid baby. You must learn to hunt by yourself.]
Lu Jiu: ...
Lu Jiu: When was it that I didn’t hunt by myself?
[Every time I see you wandering around looking for your target prey, I want to ask you whether you are a human or a siren. You are obviously a siren, but you have retained human habits in the water. If you don’t correct yourself, I don’t think you will be able to complete this mission.]
Rujiu: ...
Rujiu: Is it the system’s job to undermine the host’s confidence?
[Then let me see your progress, host! Have you used your siren abilities in the mission so far? You are a siren, are you keeping your siren abilities and planning to donate them to a museum as a collection?]
Rujiu: ...
Rujiu: ...
Rujiu: ...
Rujiu: I think you are making a personal attack.
[Did you react to my attack? If so, I can try harder.]
Rujiu: ...
Rujiu: Have you been surfing the Internet every day recently? His tone was full of keyboard hero-style sarcasm.
[I am experiencing life. I have finally woken up after sleeping for so many years. I must have a hobby.]
Lu Jiu sighed: Can you find a positive hobby? ... Bah, now is not the time to discuss hobbies. Let's get back to the topic. I know I am a siren. Isn't the ability of a siren to seduce with singing? You want me to seduce these sea monsters with my singing?
The Demon Hunter System was silent for a long time before continuing to speak.
[Back in the day, the Sirens were the second most intelligent race in the Demon Sea, they were smart and fierce. Now they have fallen to the point where only their descendants don’t even have the racial talents. They have to rely on brute force for simple hunting. They are as soft as buns and not fierce at all. It’s fate playing tricks on them!]
Lu Jiu was full of black lines: Excuse me, before I became a Sirens, I was always an individual. No one taught me what racial talents are. I know the Sirens’ Song only because I watched a lot of movies.
[Seeing you are so stupid, I suspect it's because you are mixed-blooded. You should work harder to get rid of your inferior human genes. The purer the siren bloodline, the stronger it is. With your current fighting power, you can only live to become a three-star sea monster at best, and you can't go any further.]
Lu Jiu: ...
Thinking of the experience of being dragged across the sea by a two-star stone skeleton fish, Lu Jiu felt that it was fortunate that he was not the one who exerted the strength, otherwise it would not be the stone skeleton fish that was exhausted, but he.
Lu Jiu humbly asked for advice: How to wash it?
[Use the blood purifier to wash away the impure blood and leave only the sea monster blood.]
Lu Jiu was full of expectations: Can I buy the blood purifier with magic points?
[I think it is unrealistic to buy it with magic points. It is better to work hard to make money and rely on luck to open a blind box.]
Lu Jiu:...
How hopeless must it be to pin your hopes on a blind box!
Lu Jiu asked: How much magic points are needed?
[The beginner needs to start with 10,000 points. 】
藺九: ...
Look at my own magic value of only over 100, and then look at the starting point of 10,000 points...Okay, it turns out that the blind box is more promising.
藺九 thought about it, but still felt unwilling to give up: How many magic points does the intermediate gene enhancement potion require?
[Starting at 100,000 points. 】
藺九: ...
藺九: ...Sorry to bother you, just pretend I didn’t ask.
If I didn’t ask, I could still have hope, but after asking, I was directly disappointed.
Suddenly I felt that the blind box system is so kind that it costs 10 million to draw once.
[……]
藺九: What kind of racial talent do I have?
[I tell you, will you use it? 】
藺九: ...Most of them may not, but if you don’t tell me, I don’t know at all.
[You scream and try. 】
藺九: ...? ???
Lu Jiu tried to shout, but the entire Demon Sea plane was empty, with only his shouting.
[Any reaction from the surroundings?]
Lu Jiu looked around: No reaction at all.
[So, it’s useless for me to tell you, you can’t comprehend the essence.]
Lu Jiu: …